Index Investors Will Not Benefit From Today’s Disruptors | Sam Hassan, Managing Director, Capital Wealth Advisors | Q&A
Sam Hassan is the managing director at Capital Wealth Advisors, an independent financial advisory firm serving families and entrepreneurs through wealth advisory, estate planning and family office. In this interview, he discusses the key differences between working at sovereign wealth funds versus a wealth management firm; his article covering missed opportunities in the private market (Index Investors Beware of the Sucker Punch); and cutting through the noise in hot sectors and being extremely selective with those investments.
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